Hi All,
    I would like thoughts from anyone using the Celeron 566-MHz Coppermine
CPU on an ASUS CUBX motherboard and using the ASUS Probe V2.11 software for
monitoring temperatures.
    ASUS claims to be able to monitor the CPU temperature of "compatible"
CPUs, and the Coppermine CPUs are listed as "compatible", however, my
Celeron 566-MHz CPU did not come with any thermal probe attached, nor did my
supplier attach any, yet the software is giving me readings in the 40C
range, which are well below realistic temperatures, which range up to 80C.
    To compound my perplexity, the Intel Data Sheets list NA (Not
Applicable) for the Case Temperatures of the Coppermine CPUs and instead
list the Junction Temperature as 90C!  Since I cannot measure the Junction
Temperature and Intel does not list a Max Case Temp, what magic does ASUS
use to probelessly "record" the CPU temperatures?  Did I miss out on the
latest developments in thermodynamics technology?
    I bought a thermal probe with the intention of attaching it to the CPU
but then realized that the ASUS CUBX motherboard had no provision for
plugging it in and, even if it did, I still would not know to which
temperature to set the alarm.
    I am concerned about adjusting the temperature alarm on my computer to a
realistic setting, especially since I live in Florida, where the summertime
ambient temperature is mostly in the 90s.
    I would appreciate any authoritative information available on this
matter.
    Karl Kuller            [log in to unmask]

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